| Title: | The works of that famous English poet, Mr. Edmond Spenser. Viz: The Faery queen, The shepherds calendar, The history of Ireland, &c. Whereunto is added, an account of his life; with other new additions never before in print. Licensed, October 24th 1678. Roger L'Estrange.
|
| Repository: | Tulane U Library
|
| Shelfmark: | JONES HALL Rare Books PR 2350 1679
|
| Published by: | Henry Hills
|
| Published for: | Jonathan Edwin
|
| Published Location: | London
|
| Published date: | 1679
|
| Copynotes: | 1 v. (various paging) 33 cm.
In dark brown calf, blind-stamped on upper and lower boards, gilt-stamped design of leaves on spine. Marbled endpapers, all edges stained red. Upper and lower boards are both detached, but the binding of the textblock is tight and the text is unstained/unmarked.
|
| Editionnotes: | Most of the pieces have special title-pages dated 1678.
"Brittain's Ida", first ascribed to Spenser in 1628 by Thomas Walkley is now generally assigned to Phineas Fletcher.
Includes Theodore Bathurst's Latin version of The shepherd's calendar.
|
| Record Author: | Cait Martinez 10/14/09; Elena Galkina 04/23/2018
|
| Record Source: | Repository catalog; correspondence
|
| Provenance Source: |
|
| Siglum: |
|
| Collation Siglum: |
|
